Credits

ChildVictimWeb is a joint effort between the National Children's Alliance (www.nationalchildrensalliance.org), the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center (www.dnlcc.org) and the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (www.musc.edu/ncvc). Development of this Web-based learning course was made possible through grant award No. 2010-VF-GX-K005 from the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice to the National Children’s Alliance.

Please note: Though the development of this website was funded through a grant from the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse, this website. The content and points of view expressed in this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Benjamin E. Saunders, Ph.D., Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina, serves as the Course Director for this online training course.

ChildVictimWeb represents the joint efforts of a very large group of people. We would like to thank all who have made contributions.

Primary editors of the modules that make up this training course include:

From the MUSC National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center

Angela Moreland, Ph.D.

Rochelle F. Hanson, Ph.D.

Daniel W. Smith, Ph.D.

Benjamin E. Saunders, Ph.D.

From the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center

Elizabeth Ciesar, MSW

M. Elizabeth Ralston, Ph.D.

The ChildVictimWeb website was constructed and is maintained by the Instructional Technology and Faculty Resources Department at the Medical University of South Carolina, under the direction of Mary Mauldin, Ed.D. Website design, programming, and construction were done by Cheryl-Lyn Samuels. Videography and video editing were completed by Jonathan Coultas, and graphic arts for the website were designed by Kathy Downey. We offer many thanks to our magnificent technical team for all their advice and work.

The following professionals contributed their time and expertise to the instructional videos.

Zachary Adams, Ph.D.

Michael de Arellano, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Ciesar, MSW

Laura Davie, MSW

Julia Grimm, MSW

Kirsten Gross, Ph.D.

Carla Kmett Danielson, Ph.D.

Rochelle F. Hanson, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Hinson, MSW

Andrea Jones, Ph.D.

Melissa Milanak, Ph.D.

Angela Moreland, Ph.D.

M. Elizabeth Ralston, Ph.D.

Benjamin E. Saunders, Ph.D.

Michelle Scott, M.A.

Daniel W. Smith, Ph.D.

Josephine Stacey

Cynthia Cupit Swenson, Ph.D.

All people appearing in the videos on this website were child victim professionals or volunteers who gave their informed consent or assent to appear. We thank them and express our deep appreciation for their contributions to this learning course.

The minor children appearing in the videos were volunteers who appeared with parental consent, and for privacy their names are not listed. None of the children was known to have experienced violence or victimization, and the accounts they provide are simulations and are not based on actual experiences.

Throughout the development process, ChildVictimWeb was reviewed and tested by many professionals across the country. We would like to thank all of the reviewers, testers, and others that contributed to this learning resource.